Kind of wondering. You can see how big she's gotten since I got her mid November. It's hard to tell for sure though and if she's a common well.. >.> Probably won't be able to keep her in the 55, not sure. Is there an age you can really tell for sure what it is? Can't trust Petco to have their fish marked properly.

Your little cutie looks a lot like the baby bristlenoses at the fish store where we bought our longfin bristlenose. They occasionally get some of the names right (however rare that may be) and it looks like this is one of those times. Very, Very cute! And we love ours, she's just about everywhere during the day, unless like most other species of pleco (who are mostly nocturnal)

Thank goodness, I worry all the time. I can't believe how much she grew in just a few short months. My husband was curious about that but I think it's cause she went from the tiny 10 at the pet store to a 55 here. She's just got those two little bristles at the top of her head which is why I think she's a girl.

They won't quite grow into their bristles until later, and there's supposedly a ridge on the males' noses that isn't present on the females. But it's hard to see at a small size. Some females get a few bristles, but if it starts looking like Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean, it's pretty safe to assume that your fish is a boy ;)

They won't quite grow into their bristles until later, and there's supposedly a ridge on the males' noses that isn't present on the females. But it's hard to see at a small size. Some females get a few bristles, but if it starts looking like Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean, it's pretty safe to assume that your fish is a boy ;)

xD Yes I saw some of the extreme BN pics and I was like HOLY COW. Davy Jones is a perfect image to go with that xD